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Premiership matchday 34 ~ Review

last updated Tuesday 15th April 2014, 10:37 AM

Premier League matchday 34 saw Liverpool move closer to the title, Chelsea continue to snap at their heels and Arsenal and Everton swapping places. Fulham and Cardiff City both picked up vital victories in the battle for Premier League survival as Everton moved into the top four after beating bottom club Sunderland.

Premier League MatchDay 34

Saturday 12th April 2014

Date

K.O.

Home

Res.

Away

Referee

Venue

Att.

TV

12:04

15:07

C. Palace

(0) 1-0 (0)

Aston Villa

Howard Webb

Selhurst Park

25,564

12:04

15:07

Fulham

(1) 1-0 (0)

Norwich

Mike Dean

Craven Cottage

25,026

12:04

15:07

Southampton

(0) 0-1 (0)

Cardiff

Jonathan Moss

St Mary's Stadium

30,526

12:04

15:07

Stoke

(1) 1-0 (0)

Newcastle

Mike Jones

Britannia Stadium

27,400

12:04

15:07

Sunderland

(0) 0-1 (0)

Everton

Lee Probert

Stadium of Light

38,445

12:04

15:07

West Brom

(3) 3-1 (3)

Tottenham

Neil Swarbrick

The Hawthorns

25,398

Sunday 13th April 2014

Date

K.O.

Home

Res.

Away

Referee

Venue

Att.

TV

13:04

13:37

Liverpool

(2) 3-2 (0)

Man City

Mark Clattenburg

Anfield

44,601

Sky1

13:04

16:07

Swansea

(0) 0-1 (0)

Chelsea

Phil Dowd

Liberty Stadium

20,761

Sky1

West Brom blew a three-goal lead in a six-goal thriller at home to Tottenham, while Crystal Palace climbed up to 12th in the table after edging Aston Villa.

Newcastle United, meanwhile, continue to see their season peter out to a tame conclusion after suffering defeat at in-form Stoke City.

Crystal Palace inched their way towards Premier League safety after Jason
Puncheon handed them a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Villa suffered their fourth straight defeat with a toothless display and slipped to four points off the bottom three. They are now without an away win since New Year's Day.

Premiership table - after 13th April

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

Liverpool

34

15

1

1

51

15

9

4

4

42

27

51

77

2

Chelsea

34

15

2

0

42

9

8

4

5

24

15

42

75

3

Man City

32

14

0

1

52

10

8

4

5

34

22

54

70

4

Everton

33

12

3

1

32

13

7

6

4

21

18

22

66

5

Arsenal

33

10

5

1

29

10

9

2

6

27

30

16

64

6

Tottenham

34

9

3

5

24

22

9

3

5

24

26

0

60

7

Man Utd

33

7

3

6

22

19

10

3

4

34

19

18

57

8

Southampton

34

7

5

5

29

22

6

4

7

21

23

5

48

9

Newcastle

34

7

3

7

19

26

7

1

9

19

26

-14

46

10

Stoke

34

9

6

2

23

15

2

4

11

15

33

-10

43

11

West Ham

33

6

3

8

23

25

4

4

8

14

19

-7

37

12

C. Palace

33

8

2

7

15

18

3

2

11

9

21

-15

37

13

Hull

33

7

4

6

20

16

3

2

11

14

24

-6

36

14

Aston Villa

33

5

2

10

19

28

4

5

7

16

21

-14

34

15

Swansea

34

5

5

7

29

24

3

4

10

16

26

-5

33

16

West Brom

33

3

9

5

22

25

3

6

7

18

26

-11

33

17

Norwich

34

6

6

5

15

13

2

2

13

11

40

-27

32

18

Fulham

34

5

1

11

20

34

4

2

11

14

40

-40

30

19

Cardiff

34

5

4

8

18

32

2

4

11

12

32

-34

29

20

Sunderland

32

3

3

10

14

24

3

4

9

15

30

-25

25

Hugo Rodallega's first-half goal was enough to give Fulham a crucial 1-0 victory in their pursuit of Premier League survival and condemn Neil Adams to defeat in his first game as
Norwich manager. Norwich, who have now lost their past seven away fixtures, arguably had the better chances in a pulsating contest at Craven Cottage but the visitors lacked incision in the final third.

Cardiff City gave their chances of survival in the Premier League a boost with a 1-0 victory over
Southampton at St Mary's.
Juan Cala's goal in the 65th minute proved to be enough for Cardiff to pick up a win which leaves the Welsh side second from bottom in the table, with 29 points from 34 matches.

A fortuitous Erik Pieters goal was enough to give Stoke City a win over
Newcastle United, their fourth-straight Premier League home win.
Both sides had glorious chances to break the deadlock in the first-half, with Stoke's Peter Crouch heading against the post whilst Dan Gosling scooped over a great chance from six yards out.
Newcastle had chances to equalise through Mike Williamson's close range shot and Vurnon Anita's late header, but Stoke's defence remained firm throughout.

Wes Brown's 75th-minute own goal gave Everton a 1-0 victory at
Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Toffees' seventh win in a row moves them up to fourth in the table, two points above Arsenal with five games to go in the race for a Champions League qualifying berth. They have now amassed their highest points tally - 66 to date - in a single Premier League campaign, surpassing the 65-mark they reached in 2007-08.
In contrast, the Black Cats remain bottom with no wins in eight games. They are now seven points from safety, although they do have two games in hand on the three clubs immediately above them.

Premier League MatchDay 35

Saturday 19th April 2014

Date

K.O.

Home

Away

Referee

Venue

TV

19:04

12:45

Tottenham

Fulham

Lee Probert

White Hart Lane

BT1

19:04

15:00

Aston Villa

Southampton

Lee Mason

Villa Park

19:04

15:00

Cardiff

Stoke

Howard Webb

Cardiff City Stadium

19:04

15:00

Newcastle

Swansea

Chris Foy

St James' Park

19:04

15:00

West Ham

C. Palace

Martin Atkinson

Upton Park

19:04

17:30

Chelsea

Sunderland

Mike Dean

Stamford Bridge

Sky1

Sunday 20th April 2014

Date

K.O.

Home

Away

Referee

Venue

TV

20:04

12:00

Norwich

Liverpool

Andre Marriner

Carrow Road

Sky1

20:04

14:05

Hull

Arsenal

Jonathan Moss

KC. Stadium

Sky1

20:04

16:10

Everton

Man Utd

Mark Clattenburg

Goodison Park

Sky1

Monday 21st April 2014

Date

K.O.

Home

Away

Referee

Venue

TV

21:04

20:00

Man City

West Brom

Phil Dowd

Etihad Stadium

Sky1

Christian Eriksen's late stunner earned a point for Tottenham as they came from three goals down to draw 3-3 in a thriller at
West Brom.
Spurs did little to alleviate the pressure on rookie boss Tim Sherwood with some woeful defending allowing the home side to race into a three-goal lead without having to do a great deal.

Liverpool took a giant stride towards the Premier League title with a thrilling 3-2 victory over
Manchester City on an emotionally-charged afternoon at Anfield.
Philippe Coutinho scored the winning goal after City had fought back from 2-0 down with a superb first-time finish from the edge of the box 12 minutes from time after a blunder from Vincent Kompany as the Reds secured their 10th win in succession.

Demba Ba proved to be Chelsea's goalscoring hero for the second time in a week after his second-half finish secured a 1-0 win over 10-man
Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.
Just a few days after poaching the goal which sent Chelsea into the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, the striker's crucial effort in south Wales kept Jose Mourinho's side firmly in the title race after Liverpool had beaten Manchester City 3-2 earlier in the day.

Premier League ~ Saturday 12th April March 2014

Premier League ~ 15:07 Crystal Palace (0) 1-0 (0) Aston Villa

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Selhurst Park to leapfrog their opponents in the table and continue their excellent form under Tony Pulis.

Palace edged ahead in the 76th minute when Yannick Bolasie's cross fell to Jason Puncheon and he turned Ryan Bertrand before firing a low shot in off the post.

Hugo Rodallega scored the winner for the second week in a row as Fulham closed the gap on Norwich City to two points following a nerve-jangling 1-0 win at Craven Cottage.
Fulham grabbed the only goal five minutes before half-time when Steve Sidwell flicked on Lewis Holtby's free-kick from the left and Rodallega swept the ball home from close range.

Norwich, under Neil Adams for the first time following the sacking of Chris Hughton, now face a daunting final four games against Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in their fight for survival.

Juan Cala fired home an unlikely winner as Cardiff picked up a surprise 1-0 victory at Southampton to sit just three points from safety.

Cardiff made the breakthrough 20 minutes into the second half when Cala, who had remained forward following a set-piece, steadied himself on the edge of the box before drilling a left-footed shot beyond Paulo Gazzaniga.

Stoke cemented their position in the top half of the table after Erik Pieters' fluky first-half goal secured a 1-0 win over Newcastle at the Britannia Stadium.
In a largely uneventful encounter, Stoke scored the only goal three minutes before half-time when Pieters' attempted cross from the left flew over Tim Krul and bounced in off the post.

Boos from the travelling fans greeted the final whistle, with a 'Pardew Out' banner displayed.
Newcastle have taken just 13 points from 16 games since beating nine-man Stoke at St James' Park on Boxing Day.

Everton climbed above Arsenal in the quest for UEFA Champions League football after Wes Brown's own goal condemned Sunderland to a 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light.

The hosts fell behind in luckless circumstances with 15 minutes to go when Gerard Deulofeu got down the right and the on-loan winger's cross was turned into his own net by Brown, whose side are seven points from safety with six games to play.

West Brom fluffed a golden chance to edge closer to survival after Tottenham came from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw at The Hawthorns.

The home side were in front after just 28 seconds when Morgan Amalfitano's low cross from the right was pushed out by Hugo Lloris straight to Matej Vydra, who fired home.
The lead was doubled just three minutes later following another cross from the right as Steven Reid's centre was helped on to the far post where Chris Brunt was waiting to volley past Lloris.

Spurs wasted the chance to pull a goal back on 16 minutes when Emmanuel Adebayor's weak penalty was easily saved by Ben Foster after Amalfitano had nudged Danny Rose over.
Pepe Mel's side notched a third goal just past the half-hour mark when Younes Kaboul's misguided header allowed Stephane Sessegnon a run on goal and, after he had held off Vlad Chiriches, he finished beyond Lloris.

The visitors did get a goal back on 34 minutes thanks to a slice of good fortune as Kyle Naughton's low cross deflected off Jonas Olsson and looped over goalkeeper Foster.
Spurs scored again with 20 minutes to go when Aaron Lennon found space on the right and his chipped cross to the six-yard box was headed home by Harry Kane.

And, in the fourth minute of added time, Spurs pinched a point when the ball found its way to Christian Eriksen in the box and he smashed a fine shot into the top corner.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard cried tears of joy as his team moved a step closer to a first league title in 24 years with a thrilling 3-2 win over championship rivals Manchester City at Anfield.
Philippe Coutinho's strike 12 minutes from time settled a pulsating encounter, which went all the hosts' way in the first half with goals from Raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel.

However, City showed their resolve to bring it back to 2-2 in the second half as David Silva and a Glen Johnson own goal pulled them level, but a sliced clearance from City captain Vincent Kompany fell kindly to Coutinho to rifle in the decisive fifth goal of the match.

Demba Ba struck another priceless goal following his Champions League heroics to keep Chelsea firmly in the Premier League title race after a 1-0 win at Swansea.

Ba's 68th-minute strike finally broke the 10-man Swans' resistance for a victory that leaves Chelsea two points behind leaders Liverpool with four games remaining.
And it followed the winner he struck against Paris St Germain five days ago that booked the Blues' place in this season's Champions League semi-finals.

Chelsea, who visit Anfield in a fortnight's time, were made to sweat and toil by the Swans following Chico Flores' 17th-minute sending off.
Flores was dismissed on receipt of a second yellow card - his cautions came just over two minutes apart - but Swansea scrapped for everything before Ba struck and left Garry Monk's men just three points above the relegation zone.